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Indian couple names twin babies Corona and Covid

The pandemic caused by a new virus has brought the world to its knees, but that has not deterred a couple in Chhattisgarh to name their newborn twins as ‘Corona’ and ‘Covid’. The two words evoke fear and devastation in minds of others, but for the Raipur-based couple, they symbolise …

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Ghana deports 27 Togolese

Personnel of the various security agencies and volunteer groups in the Ho West District, last Friday arrested and deported 27 Togolese who entered the district through unapproved routes after the closure of the frontiers. This was after their bus was intercepted at the border town of Honuta, and their arrest …

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World Bank supports Ghana with $100m to fight coronavirus

The World Bank is providing US$100 million to Ghana to assist the country in tackling the Coronavirus pandemic. The fund will be in the form of a short, medium and long-term support. In addition to the emergency facility, a US$65 million contingency emergency response component was triggered from the Greater Accra Resilient …

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Yacouba better than Mane – Agent

The manager Sogne Yacouba has launched scathing remarks on Asante Kotoko, saying the 50-year-old club of Asanteman lacks the “requisite knowledge needed to manage players”. Gabriel Antwi’s remarks come after the end of relationship between the club and Yacouba. He believes the club’s inability to meet the 150,000 demand for …

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Christian Atsu retires from Black Stars over ‘neglect’

Ghana’s committed and reliable playmaker Christian Atsu has served notice of his decision to quit the Black Stars citing neglect over the injury that ultimately cost him his starting place at Newcastle United, GHANAsoccernet.com can exclusively report. The patriotic player, who has consistently served Ghana with diligence over for more …

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Soldiers accused of raping women during lockdown

Three Rwandan soldiers have been arrested after residents of a slum in the capital, Kigali, alleged that they raped women as they enforced a nationwide lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the army has said. Residents of Nyarutarama have been telling the military prosecution office that the soldiers also …

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Ghana may not extend lockdown – Health Minister

The Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang Manu has revealed that Ghana may not likely extend the two-week partial lockdown after it expires the following the outbreak of the coronavirus(COVID-19) in the country. According to him, the directive has so far been successful and the lockdown has made contact tracing in …

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Speaker donates half of salary to Covid-19 Fund for 3 months

The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye has donated half of his monthly salary to the Covid-19 Trust Fund for three months. The Fund will be used, among other things, to support the vulnerable and needy who have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. It will also be used to support …

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Covid-19: Togo declares 3 months state of emergency

Togo President Faure Gnassingbé has declared a 3-month state of emergency to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The President said the seriousness of the situation warrants a quick response, which includes the immediate start of a curfew from 7pm to 6am local time. President Gnassingbe announced that an alleviation …

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Why I rejected two Rolls-Royce gifts – Duncan-Williams

Founder and Leader of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has revealed that he has rejected Rolls-Royce car gifts on two occasions. Archbishop Duncan-Williams said different people offered to bring him Rolls-Royce cars as gifts and that the first offer came two years ago and the second came in last …

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Coronavirus: Akufo-Addo to meet leaders of political parties

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to meet leaders of the various political parties in the country today, Friday, March 3, 2020, to seek their views on measures to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus in Ghana. Chairmen and General Secretaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), National Democratic Congress (NDC), Progressive Peoples’ Party …

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Malawi records its first coronavirus cases

The southern African nation was among the few African countries yet to report coronavirus cases. Others include Lesotho, Comoros, South Sudan and São Tomé and Príncipe. President Peter Mutharika made the announcement in an address to the nation on Thursday and the government also tweeted about it on its official …

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COVID-19: Football not important now; health first – FIFA President

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has stressed that no football match is worth a life and health remains the top priority, but that football needs to take its own responsibility to ensure the sport “survives and moves forward” in his address to the 72nd Ordinary CONMEBOL Congress. “Football is not the most important thing, …

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Coronavirus: UK hospital refused to admit me – Ghanaian patient [audio]

A Ghanaian resident in the United Kingdom (UK) has shared his near-death experience by health authorities. Narrating his ordeal on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday, Kwasi Brempong, said he started exhibiting symptoms of the virus-like coughing, fever, tiredness and difficulty in breathing, but surprisingly, he claimed it took the ambulance service about …

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Coronavirus: Oppong Nkrumah Explains Delay In Akufo-Addo’s Test

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has indicated that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was under a 14-day observation after his recent trip from Norway, hence the delay of his Coronavirus test. According to him, the president was immediately tested for the virus by his doctors, after the introduction of enhanced …

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